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‘It’s Never Been Like This’: Vanishing Waitlist for Once-Coveted ‘Lumberyard Lot’ Parking Permits
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For the first time in at least two decades, town officials are expecting to see zero waitlist for what traditionally has been the most coveted commuter parking permit in New Canaan. As of last week, there were just 25 people left on the waitlist for the “Lumberyard Lot,” according to Parking Manager Stacy Miltenberg. The 298-space lot abuts the train station on Elm Street downtown, a far more desirable location for commuters than “outer” municipal lots such as Center School and Locust Avenue. “It’s so surprising, it’s never been like this,” Miltenberg told members of the Parking Commission during their regular meeting, held March 5 at Town Hall and via videoconference.
On recent afternoons, Miltenberg said, parking officials counted 40 to 60 open spaces in the Lumberyard.
There’s “a very good chance” that the waitlist vanishes entirely, she said. “I will let all those 25 people know and see how many people take it and then after that, I don’t know,” Miltenberg said.